The bleaching of his skin seemed intended not so much to make him look like a white person as to ensure that he vanished altogether, a classic hypochondriac fantasy.

• 他漂白皮肤的目的似乎也不是想让自己看上去像个白人，而更像是确保他能够彻底消失不见，这是一个典型的强迫症幻觉。